Heavy rain pummelled the national capital, forcing schools to shut down and causing water logging on roads.
New Delhi: Heavy rain battered Delhi on July 31 evening as the city broke a 14-year record to receive the highest single-day downpour, causing the deaths of nine people -- four in Delhi, three in Gurugram, and two in Greater Noida.
As Delhi recorded more than 100 mm of rainfall in one hour, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a ‘red’ warning amid severe waterlogging in several areas of the national capital. As many as 10 flights, which were supposed to land at the Delhi airport, were diverted due to the torrential downpour. Eight of these flights were diverted to Jaipur and two were to Lucknow. According to the latest update by IndiGo, flight operations remain affected.
Delhi Education Minister Atishi announced that schools in the national capital will be closed for a day amid the incessant rainfall. According to IMD's latest bulletin, heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning will continue in Delhi till August 5.
| On July 27, three students were killed in the basement flooding of a coaching center in the city's Old Rajinder Nagar area. The Delhi government has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident. Police arrested the owner and coordinator of the coaching center in connection with the incident and charged them with culpable homicide, among other charges. Before this, another student was electrocuted while trying to cross a waterlogged street in Patel Nagar in West Delhi. |
